Session on MI - July 26 (Thursday)

Takeouts from July 26, 2007 (Thursday) Session on Multiple Intelligence - Anu

 

 

In the beginning of today's session we were asked to do eight different things based on eight different intelligences. Most of us wanted to do some activities before the others, but I was able to do all of them. It means all these intelligences are present in us. Some come naturally to us over others, but it is possible to develop other intelligences we are not so good at, through practice.

 

If you find something difficult, don't say "it's difficult". Instead say "I have just started learning".

 

Every body is intelligent in their own way. "It's not about how much but how my child is intelligent." Accept the way the child is. Acceptance is the most important, it's the foundation. This acceptance changes the way you look at the child. Now the focus shifts from comparing the child with other kids to "How I can groom my Child's intelligence to the best." Moreover, the child also understands his wants and needs better. He becomes more confident and can excel in that intelligence and later can focus on learning other intelligences too. Best thing we as a parent can do is to expose out child to all the eight intelligences and let him decide what he wants to do with them.

 

Sad part of Indian education system is that it focuses more on verbal-linguistic and math-logic intelligence. Other intelligences are considered under extra-curricular activities. Even worse, interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence is least encouraged. Although in today's work environment, these two intelligences are most needed. A lot of learning can take place if children are allowed to learn in groups than individually.

 

 

 

 

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